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Lindsay Ensor
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What We Learned About Our 15-Year-Old Son’s Lesser-Known Eating Disorder

The DSM-5 (a manual that lists all psychiatric diagnoses, which medical professionals use) states that “avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is an eating disorder involving an extreme avoidance or low intake of food that affects growth and level of nutrients a patient receives.” My 15-year-old son has struggled with this for many years, but we [...]
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Tattoo reads: Feed your brain.
Tattoo reads: Feed your brain.
Sarah Schuster
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28 Beautiful Tattoos That Represent Eating Disorder Recovery

Eating disorder recovery — like recovery from many mental illnesses — if often spoken of like a life-long journey. Although you can recover from an eating disorder, it’s an ongoing process and one that can stick with you for a lifetime. To capture this journey of recovery, the National Eating Disorder Association asked its community [...]
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Eli Slater
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A Speech About Eating Disorders Every High School Student Should Hear

After being diagnosed with anorexia nervosa back in June 2016, we were asked to make speeches in English about something that was important to us. So here’s mine: A plea for education on the deadliness of eating disorders in secondary schools. Eating disorders are not “glamorous.” They’re deadly. You can thank today’s society for that. [...]
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Hi, my name is funkyunkyskyy510. I'm here because, I want to share my story with mental health, skills i learn and use every day and my everyday battle with being ok day to day. I may not be completly "better" or symptom free but i can do my best to live day to day one day at a time. i also want to share my journey of self love and gender affirming care i am reciving

#MightyTogether #Depression #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ADHD #AutismSpectrumDisorder #EatingDisorder #Migraine #PTSD #Grief #GenderDysphoria

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I'm new here!

Hi, my name is funkyunkyskyy510. I'm here because, I want to share my story with mental health, skills i learn and use every day and my everyday battle with being ok day to day. I may not be completly "better" or symptom free but i can do my best to live day to day one day at a time. i also want to share my journey of self love and gender affirming care i am reciving

#MightyTogether #Depression #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ADHD #AutismSpectrumDisorder #EatingDisorder #Migraine #PTSD #Grief #GenderDysphoria

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The importance of both physical and mental health diets

Physical health diets and exercises are just as important as mental health ones. When we eat poorly, we feel sluggish, weak, and sometimes can't sleep. The same thing happens to our mind. If you feel this way, I'd recommend evaluating what sorts of things you are consuming mentally.

Consider if you are engaging in too much social media, online shopping, arguing, negative news, gossip, or anything else that doesn't settle well with you. What would be a good way for you to cleanse your mental health diet and be more healthy?

~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

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Hi, my name is Dorcii. I’m 30 and I'm looking for new friends. My anxiety and fear of different social interactions led to the point I don’t meet with my old friends anymore, and also because I do want to be a burden for them. I am looking for New friendships who understand what does it mean to live with these, or trying to live with these. (early stage of diagnosis).

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I’m new here!

Hi, my name is Dorcii. I’m 30 and I'm looking for new friends. My anxiety and fear of different social interactions led to the point I don’t meet with my old friends anymore, and also because I do want to be a burden for them. I am looking for New friendships who understand what does it mean to live with these, or trying to live with these. (early stage of diagnosis).

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #ADHD #AutismSpectrumDisorder #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #OCD #EatingDisorder

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